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Finland's land use planning system is undergoing a major overhaul with the proposed Land Use Act, introducing significant changes to regional plan authority, planning processes, and renewable energy project requirements. The reform aims to streamline administrative procedures while imposing new distance requirements for wind turbines and planning obligations for solar power plants that will fundamentally reshape how developers approach renewable energy projects.

The EU AI Act has been in force since August 2024, but the ink was barely dry before the European Commission proposed changes to it. In November 2025, the Commission published the Digital Omnibus proposal — a package of targeted amendments aimed at simplifying and clarifying the AI Act, alongside broader adjustments to several pieces of EU digital legislation, including the GDPR and Data Act. The proposal came as a response to concerns about legal uncertainty and the practical challenges businesses face in preparing for the new digital legislation.

The Government proposes that an administrative fine may also be imposed on public authorities and public administrative bodies for breaches of data protection legislation in order to make the system of sanctions more consistent across the public and private sectors.